Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Persepolis & Esteghlal face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Hazfi Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Persepolis form and stats
Persepolis have performed here at Azadi Stadium this season with 10 wins from 15 Persian Gulf Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 3. 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Hazfi Cup for Persepolis.
A nice win for Persepolis last time playing, versus Saipa. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0. 3-3 away at Gol Gohar before that.
Persepolis are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 15 games. Persepolis have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Esteghlal form and stats
Esteghlal's mission in Hazfi Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.The visitors are W6-D6-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Hazfi Cup stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
Esteghlal play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting Shahin Bushehr. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Paykan.
Esteghlal have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 30 goals from 15 away matches. Esteghlal have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Persepolis won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Esteghlal has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  C. Diabaté 15 goals |   M. Torabi 11 goals | A. Alipour 11 goals |
Persepolis missing players
Esteghlal missing players
| Persepolis | Esteghlal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Scored | S | 26 | 46 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 241 | 94 | Total Shots | T S | 153 | 253 | ||
| 99 | 38 | Shots on Target | S O | 70 | 111 | ||
| 35% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Persepolis | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 29 | 67 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 53 |
| 3 | Foolad | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 51 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 50 |
| 5 | Sepahan | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 49 |
| 6 | Padideh Khorasan | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 46 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 41 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 30 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 38 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Gol Gohar | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 33 |
| 11 | Machine Sazi | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 31 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 13 | Paykan | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Saipa | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -11 | 29 |
| 15 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 27 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -31 | 22 |